Not so fast!

Just when you all thought that the Obamessiah had arisen to his rightful place and had been coronated as King of....well everything..meet Sarah Palin! In one masterful stroke of political genius John McCain just reinvigorated his base, his party and this race. Never forget that Mr McCain has prior military experience and longevity in the cesspool of Washington, D.C. politics. He understands strategy better than most people. Obama on the other hand knows very little about the way things work in Washington and even less about military strategy. That's what allowed McCain to set this trap for him and as expected Obama took the bait. Now, he is caught and he has nowhere to run. McCain's pick of Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin was the work of a master. It was HIS pick and no one knew about it except him. McCain keeps his secrets close to his vest until he is ready to reveal his decisions and he loves to surprise people. In Sarah Palin he managed to unite all of the major voting blocs of the Republican Party AND he is now poised to take from other blocs that usually vote Democratic.

Obama's biggest mistake so far was to NOT choose Hillary as his VP choice. Sure, it would have been hell to have her down the hall for 4 years but look what it has done now. Sarah Palin is going to step into that void and some, not all, but some of Hillary's supporters, mainly women, will switch to McCain. Not to mention that now Hillary is very unhappy and feels betrayed by Obama. It will be interesting to see how "vigorously" she campaigns for him now! With this pick, McCain now has the following people in his corner for November: Christians, women, gun rights folks, Pro Lifers, Pro Energy backers, anti-global warming believers and most importantly: Conservatives. He now has enough backers to take this race. Focus on the Family's James Dobson has now endorsed the ticket and that is big because of his enormous influence with the Christian Right. Today there is new energy in the race and it is all thanks to Sarah Palin. Sure, she's not that experienced but either is Obama and that's exactly what the talk will turn to. Hence the trap set by McCain. Once the Obama supporters start talking about her lack of experience McCain can just simply remind them that Obama has LESS experience and he is on the top of the ticket. This is will not play well with people in middle America and will cause many to doubt his eligibility in these dangerous and uncertain times.

The other thing that this pick did was completely kill any energy or enthusiasm about Obamessiah's speech on Thursday night. It completely took the wind out of their sails and virtually EVERYONE was talking about Sarah Palin. Did Obama give a speech? Really? When? Oh yeah, the night before McCain chose that pretty lady from Alaska to be his VP. I remember now. Nice move, Mr McCain! And now the GOP convention kicks off and any "bump" that Obama might have enjoyed in the polls will be short lived because of the coverage that will surround the McCain-Palin ticket now. Curiosity will cause many people to tune in to hear her speak and that is exactly what McCain wants.

Lastly, the differences between these two candidates could not be more apparent especially after the Obamessiah's speech the other night. I watched the speech that was supposed to be about "specifics" and a "plan" and all I heard was promise after promise after promise...no plan. We are going to become energy independent from foreign oil in 10 years! Really? How? Even if he does win the election and has 2 terms he'll only be there for 8 years. Not to mention that if the balance of power in Congress shifts it won't be a guarantee that anything will be done according to his plan. Over-promise and under-deliver. The truth of the matter is that that speech was all about HIM. It had nothing to do with America. It was a show. "Look at me", "Look where I have arisen to". McCain's campaign slogan is "Country First" because he gets it. Obama is an empty suit that enjoys the attention and the celebrity status that he has cultivated and could care less about you and I. Look deeper into this Mr Obama and you will be shocked at what lies beneath the surface. But that story is developing even now and will have major implications on the future of Mr Obama and his aspirations. I knew that if they dug deep enough something would emerge and indeed it has..stay tuned!

China Rising!

Like many of you for the past week or so, I have been watching the Olympic Games in Beijing, China. I do enjoy watching the athletes compete and even find myself cheering for sports that I don't usually watch (i.e. gymnastics, swimming, track and field, etc). However, there is one thing that I have also noticed that many are not talking about: the pride that China has in these games and their athletes. Now I understand that since the games are taking place in Beijing the Chinese people have a keen interest in how they perform throughout the competition, as well they should. But there is something else going on here that is a little unsettling. There have been several instances where the Chinese athletes did NOT perform up to gold medal standards and yet they received them anyway. There is also the controversy behind the Chinese women's gymnastics team being underage and ineligible to compete. Even though they have Chinese passports that "prove" they are of the eligible age the AP found a story from 8 months ago that claimed that at least 3 of the girls now competing were only 14 years old...2 years shy of the eligible age of 16. Interestingly enough when the AP went back to check that same website 24 hours later the page had been removed. In order for this to be resolved the IOC would have to basically accuse the Chinese of falsifying the passports and that would cause an international incident.

Unfortunately, this is only one example of how the Chinese have "blurred" the lines of eligibility in order to stack the deck in their favor. Now I'm not saying that they don't deserve ANY gold medals because some of their athletes are definitely performing to that standard but not all of them and that is the point. So why would China take the chance of getting caught and causing their country and these games to be overshadowed with controversy? Simple; they don't care what anyone else thinks and they know they will get away with it. Consider this: by the year 2032 China will have the largest economy in the world. They also have more people than any one single nation on Earth and one of the largest standing armies in the planet as well. China believes that the future belongs to them and they mean to exert their power and influence at every turn. The Chinese government has mandated that their children will be the most scientifically and mathematically advanced in the world and have designed a curriculum to make that a reality. In contrast, children in the United States have the worst math and science skills in the world. We need to realize that slowly but surely China is waging war with the United States but they are doing it through economics instead of weapons. Why do you think your gas prices are so high? China along with India is buying up more oil now than it ever has and expects the demand to triple in the next 20 years. That means that we will be paying much more for gasoline than we ever have. The Red Tide is coming folks and the wave is building in intensity with each passing year. China is one of the oldest civilizations in the world and they have learned many lessons over that time period. One of which is how to wage a war and win. We need to realize that we are at war with The Chinese right now and have been for years. They are NOT our friends although they would like us to think they are. As the famous CHINESE philosopher Sun Tzu once said: “For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.”